INFORMATIVE ESSAY

30 MIN
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An essay is due soon. Here is the writing prompt: “What are
two things a person can do to have more perseverance?”
Use information from the lesson to inform someone who
doesn't know much about perseverance.

DON’T BE
“LEITE”
(Late)
GAME TIM
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 THINK ABOUT THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF
PERSEVERANCE FROM THE LESSON:
THE GAME RULES:
WORK WITH
HAVE A PURPOSE LIMITED RESOURCES
.THE SAMPLE ESSAY
STEP INTO WILL BE SHOWN OUT OF
DEAL WITH
THE UNKNOWN DISAPPOINTMENT ORDER AND YOU NEED TO
DISCOVER THE CORRECT
ORDER.
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THE ESSAY PIECES INTO THE RIGHT
ORDER.
THE SAMPLE 01 STAYING IN SCHOOL CAN BE CHALLENGING WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY UNKNOWNS AND SO
MANY CHALLENGES. WHEN STUDENTS HAVE A CLEAR PURPOSE, AND WHEN THEY ARE WILLING
TO STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN, THEY CAN FIND WAYS TO PERSEVERE. THEY CAN CREATE A
ESSAY GOOD MINDSET, THEY CAN FACE THEIR FEARS, AND THEY CAN OVERCOME OBSTACLES.

02 STAYING IN SCHOOL CAN BE HARD. ACCORDING TO COLLEGEATLAS.ORG, 70% OF AMERICANS WILL STUDY AT A 4-YEAR
UNIVERSITY, BUT LESS THAN 2/3 WILL GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE. ALSO, 30% OF STUDENTS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF
UNIVERSITY LEAVE BEFORE THEY BEGIN THEIR SECOND YEAR. IF LEAVING SCHOOL UNFINISHED IS A CHALLENGE FOR SO
MANY PEOPLE, WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO MAKE SURE THEY PERSEVERE? PEOPLE IN SCHOOL CAN HAVE MORE PERSEVERANCE
BY HAVING A CLEARLY DEFINED PURPOSE FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND BY BEING WILLING TO STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN.

03 STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN MOVES STUDENTS ALONG THEIR ACADEMIC PATH. ONE WAY TO SEE THIS IS BY LOOKING AT STUDENTS
WHO ARE LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE. LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE REQUIRES THAT STUDENTS APPROACH THE UNKNOWN
EVERY DAY. TUKU BAŞÖZ, A RESEARCHER AT BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY IN TURKEY STUDIES HOW STUDENTS LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE.
IN 2015, HE SAID THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN “ARE LIKELY TO BE HAPPY WITH LEARNING A NEW
LANGUAGE IN SPITE OF ITS UNCERTAINTIES. RESEARCH ALSO HAS REVEALED THAT THEY ARE EAGER TO TAKE RISKS[, ARE] RECEPTIVE
TO CHANGE…AND SHOW PERSEVERANCE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING.” STUDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN WILL
KEEP LEARNING. THEY MAY NEVER BE NATURALLY GOOD AT FACING UNCERTAINTY, BUT IF THEY KEEP MOVING IN SPITE OF THEIR
FEARS, THEY WILL DEVELOP MORE PERSEVERANCE.

04 HAVING A CLEARLY DEFINED PURPOSE HELPS STUDENTS STAY COMMITTED TO THEIR EDUCATION. IN 2019, TIM KLEIN, WHO ADVISES STUDENTS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES SAID THAT A PURPOSE IS EVEN DEEPER IN A PERSON THAN THEIR MINDSET. IT IS AT THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THEIR
MOTIVATION. HE SAYS IT “TAPS INTO THE BELIEF STRUCTURE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHY SOMEONE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING AND HOW IT
ALIGNS WITH THEIR VALUES AND THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS, STRENGTHS AND THINGS THEY CARE ABOUT. ONCE STUDENTS DEVELOP A SENSE OF
PURPOSE, THE MINDSETS FOLLOW.” WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH FOR STUDENTS, HAVING A FIRM FOUNDATION, OR PURPOSE, HELPS THEM CARE
ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION. PURPOSE BUILDS A MINDSET THAT FUELS COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL.
NOW, WHAT IS THE
CORRECT ORDER?
a) 1, 2, 3, 4?
b)2, 4, 3, 1?
c)2, 3, 4 ,1?
d)4, 2, 3,1?
UHUUU, YEAH
THE CORECT ORDER IS:

b) 2, 4, 3, 1
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DISCUSS ESSAY TOGETHER.
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2. LET’S DISCUSS SOME

QUESTIONS.
 Staying in school can be hard. According to collegeatlas.org, 70% of Americans will
study at a 4-year university, but less than 2/3 will graduate with a degree. Also,
30% of students in their first year of university leave before they begin their
second year. If leaving school unfinished is a challenge for so many people, what
can people do to make sure they persevere? People in school can have more
perseverance by having a clearly defined purpose for their education and by being
willing to step into the unknown.
Having a clearly defined purpose helps students stay committed to their education. In
2019, Tim Klein, who advises students across the United States said that a purpose is even
deeper in a person than their mindset. It is at the very foundation of their motivation. He
says it “taps into the belief structure and understanding of why someone wants to do
something and how it aligns with their values and their unique talents, strengths and
things they care about. Once students develop a sense of purpose, the mindsets follow.”
When things get tough for students, having a firm foundation, or purpose, helps them
care about their education. Purpose builds a mindset that fuels commitment to school.
Stepping into the unknown moves students along their academic path. One way to see this is
by looking at students who are learning another language. Learning another language
requires that students approach the unknown every day. Tuku Başöz, a researcher at
Balıkesir University in Turkey studies how students learn another language. In 2015, he said
that students who are willing to step into the unknown “are likely to be happy with learning a
new language in spite of its uncertainties. Research also has revealed that they are eager to
take risks[, are] receptive to change…and show perseverance in language learning.” Students
who are willing to step into the unknown will keep learning. They may never be naturally
good at facing uncertainty, but if they keep moving in spite of their fears, they will develop
more perseverance.

Staying in school can be challenging when there are so many unknowns and so many
challenges. When students have a clear purpose, and when they are willing to step into the
unknown, they can find ways to persevere. They can create a good mindset, they can face
their fears, and they can overcome obstacles.
 QUESTIONS:

1 2 3 4
What is the relationship Why are there two How are the body How does the
between the thesis statement paragraphs like author not
body paragraphs?
and the topic sentences? mini essays?
plagiarize?
Glues:
(Plagiarism is using the words
of someone else without
saying where those words
came from.)
 OH NO...
Time has passed so quickly...

Now is the time for a short

testimony about perseverance.